WO2005096184A1

WO2005096184A1 - Facility searching device, program, navigation device, and facility searching method

Info

Publication number: WO2005096184A1
Application number: PCT/JP2005/006698
Authority: WO
Inventors: Hiromi Akiyoshi; Akihiko Hamanaka; Masahiro Ueno
Original assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kenwood
Priority date: 2004-03-31
Filing date: 2005-03-30
Publication date: 2005-10-13
Also published as: JP2005292970A; US7894985B2; USRE46732E1; USRE45220E1; CN1938704A; DE05728622T1; EP1764709A4; EP1764709A1; US20070219714A1

Abstract

A facility searching technique easier to operate and having high degree of freedom. A facility searching device is constructed from a database on map information, a database relating to various kinds of facilities and including positional information of the facilities, display means for displaying, based on the map information, a map of a predetermined area, a pointing device for inputting a position located on the displayed map, voice input means for inputting by voice an instruction relating to search for facilities, and means (25, 29, 30, 31) for performing the search for facilities upon receiving the input of a position or the input of an instruction (steps 21-22, 24, 26, 27, 28), the search being based on the inputted position and instruction.

Description

Specification

Facility search device, program, method, and navigation device

The present invention relates to a facility search device for searching various facilities, a program for configuring the device, a navigation device having the device, and a facility search method.

Background art

Conventionally, there has been known a navigation device that has a database of various facilities belonging to various genres, and has a peripheral search function for listing and displaying facilities near a current position for a specified genre (for example, Japan). Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-26664). In this device, when the menu key is pressed, the main menu and the submenu are displayed, "search" is selected in the main menu, "nearest facilities" is selected in the submenu, and the desired genre is further selected. When selected, the facility searches for facilities based on the current location. When searching, facilities of the genre that are within a predetermined range from the current position are listed in order from the closest to the current position, and the distance and direction to each facility are displayed. However, according to the above-described related art, a plurality of selection operations from a plurality of menus are required before a search is executed. In addition, since each facility existing within a predetermined range is displayed along with the distance and direction to the facility based on the current location, it is necessary to judge the location of the facility from the distance and direction to the facility . Also, the range for performing a peripheral search is a predetermined range based on the current position. It is not possible to freely set the position range to be searched according to the geography of nearby roads, rivers, topography, etc.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for searching for a facility that is easier to operate and has a higher degree of freedom in view of the problems of the related art.

Disclosure of the invention

In order to achieve the above object, a facility search device according to the present invention comprises: a database relating to map information; a database including position information relating to various facilities; and display means for displaying a map within a predetermined range based on the map information. A pointing device for inputting a position on the displayed map, voice input means for inputting a voice for an instruction related to a facility search, and inputting the position or inputting the instruction. According to the above, a search means for performing a search for the facility based on the input position and the instruction is provided.

Here, the facility search device corresponds to, for example, a device included in a part of the navigation device. The map of the predetermined range corresponds to, for example, a map at a predetermined scale centered on the current position of the device or a specified position. As the voice input means, for example, those having a function of performing a noise suppression process on a voice signal obtained by converting a user's utterance into an electric signal, and referring to a predetermined acoustic model to perform voice recognition are applicable. I do. As the pointing device, for example, an evening panel or an evening pad is applicable. The instruction for searching for a facility corresponds to, for example, the genre of the facility to be searched. A search for facilities may include, for example, facilities along a road identified by the entered location or facilities included in the area identified by the entered location that fall under the specified genre. Search is applicable. The input order of the position and the instruction may be either first or simultaneous.

In this configuration, when the user utters an instruction regarding the search for the facility and points or traces an arbitrary position on the map displayed on the display means, the instruction and the position are input to the apparatus. When the instruction and the position are input, the search means searches facilities in the database based on the input position and the instruction, and extracts the relevant facility. Therefore, the user can search for a facility that is present in a desired positional range and that corresponds to the instruction only by performing utterance and a position input operation for an instruction related to the facility search almost simultaneously.

The facility search device according to a second invention is the facility search device according to the first invention, comprising: means for acquiring a current position of the device; and means for determining whether or not the instruction input is performed without accompanying the position input. The search means is characterized in that, when the determination means makes a positive determination, the search means performs a search on the facility based on the instruction and based on the current position. The affirmative determination can be performed, for example, when a predetermined time has elapsed without a position input from the time of the instruction input.

The facility search device according to a third invention is the facility search device according to the first or second invention, further comprising: a means for determining whether or not only one position has been input as the position input, together with the instruction input. If a positive determination is made by the determination means, a search for a facility is performed based on the instruction with reference to the one position. For example, the determination that only one position has been input is made by, for example, determining that a predetermined time has elapsed from the time the first instruction input was received without any input at another position. It can be done when the time has passed.

The facility search device according to a fourth invention is the facility search device according to any one of the first to third inventions, wherein a plurality of positions indicating a certain road on a map are input as the position input together with the instruction input. A search unit that searches for facilities existing along the road or within a predetermined distance from the road based on the instruction when the determination unit makes a positive determination. Characterized in that: The input of a plurality of positions indicating a certain road means, for example, a case where the user traces a sunset panel as a pointing device along a certain road on a map to input as positions on the locus. Hit.

In the facility search device according to a fifth aspect, in the fourth aspect, the determination means includes: a position in which the plurality of positions are within a predetermined distance from the road, and a position input last among the plurality of positions. A positive determination is made when is present on the road.

The facility search device according to a sixth invention is the facility search device according to any one of the first to fifth inventions, wherein a plurality of positions indicating a certain area on a map are input as the position input together with the instruction input. A search unit that searches for a facility included in the area based on the instruction when the determination unit makes a positive determination. And The input of a plurality of positions indicating a certain area is, for example, an input that is input as each position on a locus when the mouse is traced on a sunset panel as a pointing device so as to surround the area on the map. I do.

The facility search device according to the seventh invention is the facility search device according to any of the first to sixth inventions. A means for inputting a plurality of positions on a map as the position input together with the instruction input, and determining whether or not the plurality of positions does not indicate any road or area on the map; Means for performing a search related to the facility based on the instruction, based on an intermediate position between the first and last input positions of the plurality of positions, based on the instruction, when a positive determination is made by the determination means. There is a feature.

The facility search device according to an eighth invention is the facility search device according to any one of the fourth to seventh inventions, wherein the input of the plurality of positions is an operation or a drag operation of moving a point position while pointing on a map using a pointing device. It is characterized by being performed by an operation.

The facility search device according to a ninth invention is the facility search device according to any one of the first to eighth inventions, wherein, together with the instruction input, a pointing device serves as one of the roads or a crossing or connection with a road as the position input. Means for deciding whether or not an input has been made so as to trace the plurality of roads, wherein the search means, when a positive judgment is made by the judgment means, based on the instruction, the one or more A facility that is located along a road or within a predetermined distance from the one or more roads. The input that is traced corresponds to, for example, an operation of moving the point position while pointing on the map with a pointing device, or an input by a drag operation.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the ninth aspect, in the ninth aspect, the search for the facility along the road or within a predetermined distance from the road is performed from the start position to the end position of the traced input. Range up to It is characterized by being performed in.

The facility search device according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention is the facility search device according to any one of the first to tenth aspects, wherein a first point operation and a subsequent second time within a predetermined time are used as the position input together with the instruction input. And input determination means for determining whether only two positions have been input by the point operation.

The facility search device according to a twelfth aspect of the present invention is the facility search device according to the eleventh aspect, wherein the input determination means determines that only the two positions have been input together with the instruction input. Means for determining whether or not the position is on the same road; and when the determination means makes a positive determination, based on the instruction, along the road or from the road, when the determination means makes a positive determination. For a facility existing within a predetermined distance, a search for the facility is performed.

A facility search device according to a thirteenth invention is the facility search device according to the first invention, wherein the search for a facility along the road or within a predetermined distance from the road is performed in a range between the two positions. It is characterized by the following. A facility search device according to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention is the facility search device according to any one of the first to thirteenth aspects, wherein the input determination means determines that only the two positions have been input together with the instruction input. When the determination is made, the means for determining whether the two positions are on the same road is provided, and the search means, when a negative determination is made by the determination means, based on the instruction, The search for the facility is performed with reference to an intermediate position between the two positions.

The facility search means according to the fifteenth invention is the facility search means according to any one of the first to fourteenth inventions, wherein the position input is performed three times together with the instruction input. Or more than three point operations by a point operation, and a determination means for determining whether or not the input has been performed continuously without a predetermined time interval or more, and the detection means is provided by the determination means. When an affirmative judgment is made, a search shall be made for the facilities based on the instruction, targeting facilities existing in a triangular or polygonal area having the three or more positions as vertices. It is characterized.

A facility search device according to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention is the facility search device according to any one of the first to fifteenth aspects, wherein the voice input unit is configured to execute the facility in response to an input of a position on the displayed map. It is characterized by accepting an input of an instruction related to the search.

A facility search device according to a seventeenth invention is the facility search device according to the second, third, seventh, or fourteenth invention, wherein the search performed based on the position is performed by searching for a facility within a predetermined distance from the position. It is characterized in that it is listed and displayed in ascending order of position.

A facility search device according to an eighteenth aspect of the present invention is the facility search device according to any one of the first to seventeenth aspects, wherein the instruction related to the facility search includes designation of a genre name to be searched, and a search target. It is characterized in that one or more of the designation of the unique name and the designation of the purpose of use of the facility to be searched are included.

The facility search device according to the ninth aspect of the present invention is the facility search device according to the fourth, fifth, ninth or twelve invention, wherein the search for the facility along the road or within a predetermined distance from the road is displayed by a display means. It is performed within the range of the road.

A navigation device according to a twenty-second invention includes any one of the facility search devices according to the first to nineteenth inventions, and uses the map database in common. It is characterized in that it is used.

A program according to a twenty-first investigation is characterized by causing a computer to function as each unit constituting one of the facility search devices according to the first to twenty-second inventions.

The facility search method according to the second investigation is based on a method in which a computer displays a map of a predetermined range on a display means based on a database relating to map information, and the computer determines a position of the displayed map on the map. A position input procedure for accepting input via a pointing device, a computer-accepted instruction input procedure for accepting a voice input of a facility search instruction, and a computer for inputting the location or instruction input. A database for map information, a database containing location information on various facilities, and a search procedure for performing a search on the facility based on the input location and instruction. .

Brief Description of Drawings

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a navigation device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation in a facility search process by the navigation device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state of a display unit in a facility search process by the navigation device of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another state of the display unit in the facility search processing by the navigation device of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing still another state of the display unit in the facility search processing by the navigation device in FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another state of the display unit in the facility search processing by the navigation device of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing another example of the operation of the device in the facility search processing by the navigation device of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing still another state of the display unit in the facility search processing by the navigation device in FIG.

Embodiment of the Invention

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a CPU that controls each unit of the apparatus, 12 denotes a storage device that stores information necessary for the CPU 11 to control each unit of the apparatus, and 13 denotes a position acquisition unit that acquires a current position. A position detection unit, 14 is a voice input unit for giving an instruction to the CPU 11 by voice input, 15 is a unit for giving information to a driver of a vehicle equipped with a navigation device, and This is an input display part for accepting instructions from.

The storage device 12 is configured using ROM, AM, an optical disk device, and the like. The ROM stores control programs, fonts used for image display, bitmap (BMP) files, acoustic model data for speech recognition, and the like. RAM stores programs and data for the CPU 11 to perform processing. The optical disk device has an optical disk ′ on which data such as map data and information relating to facilities of various genres, including location information, is recorded. The position detectors 13

The current position is obtained using the GPS, mileage and angular velocity sensors.

The input display unit 15 is a display unit 1 composed of a liquid crystal display or the like. 6, and a touch panel 17 provided on the surface of the display section 16. The display section 16 displays predetermined information to the user under the control of the CPU 11. The evening touch panel 17 gives the CPU 11 information on the pressed position. The CPU 11 recognizes the input content from the user based on the position and content of each display element on the display unit 16 and the information on the pressed position from the touch panel 17. The voice input unit 14 includes a microphone that converts voice based on the utterance of the user into a voice signal as an electric signal. After performing a predetermined stuttering suppression process on the audio signal, the CPU 11 performs audio recognition with reference to the acoustic model, and can recognize the instruction content by utterance from the user.

The CPU 11 performs route search processing to the destination based on instructions from the user, map data, current position, etc., displays a map near the current position, indicates the current position and traveling direction, and displays the route. The direction of turning at each intersection above is indicated. The CPU 11 also searches for a facility in the database based on the input location and the instruction in response to the user's input of a location on the map and an instruction to search for the facility. Perform the facility search process to be displayed according to the program.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the device in the facility search process. However, the figure illustrates an example of the operation when the user first speaks the genre name and then performs the evening switch operation. At the start of the processing, it is assumed that a map centered on the current position is displayed on the display unit 16. In addition, “evening touch position” means a position on the map being displayed corresponding to the touch position on the touch panel 17. When the user utters a genre name, the CPU 11 first performs voice recognition on a voice signal based on the utterance in step 21, and the recognized word is sent to one of the facilities in the database. If it corresponds to the genre name indicating the genre to which it belongs, it is determined that an input indicating the genre name has been made.

In response to this determination, in step 22, it is determined whether or not the evening panel 17 has been sunset within a predetermined time from the above determination. If it is determined that the touch has been performed, the process proceeds to step 24. If it is determined that the touch has not been performed, the process proceeds to step 23.

In step 23, a facility search is performed based on the current location. That is, from the information that fights for facilities of various genres stored in the storage device 12, the facility with the genre name designated in step 21, as shown in FIG. 3, Those existing in the range 32 from the current position 31 to the predetermined distance are extracted. Then, for each extracted facility, the name of the facility, the distance from the current position to the facility, and the like are displayed on the display unit 16. At that time, the facilities may be arranged and displayed in order from the facility with the smallest distance from the current position. When this display is completed, the facility search processing ends.

In step 24, after the evening touch panel 17 has been evening-touched, it is determined whether or not the touch position has moved a predetermined distance or more. The predetermined distance is determined from the viewpoint of distinguishing a mere touch from an intentional movement of the evening touch position. If it is determined that the touch position has not moved more than the predetermined distance, the process proceeds to step 25, and if it is determined that the touch position has moved more than the predetermined distance, the process proceeds to step 26.

In step 25, a facility search is performed based on the evening location. You In other words, facilities are extracted in the same manner as in step 23 except that the reference is the touch position, and the extracted facilities are displayed. After the facility search is completed, the facility search processing ends.

In step 26, it is determined whether or not the above-mentioned movement of the evening spot is an fe along any of the roads on the map being displayed. As shown in Fig. 4, when each evening touch position on the movement locus 41 of the touch position is within a predetermined distance d from a certain road 42, the movement of the evening touch position follows the road. Can be determined. If it is determined that the movement of the evening position is along any one of the roads, the process proceeds to step S27, and if it is determined that the movement is not along the road, the process proceeds to step S28.

In step 27, further, the position where the movement of the evening switch position ends, that is, the final evening position 43 when the user's finger leaves the evening switch 17 is in accordance with the movement of the evening switch position. It is determined whether the vehicle is located on a single road 42. If it is determined that the last evening position is located on the one road 42, the process proceeds to step 29; otherwise, the process proceeds to step 28.

In step 29, it is assumed that the road 42 where the final evening position is located is designated by the touch, and a facility search is performed for facilities along this road. That is, from the information on the facilities of various genres stored in the storage device 12, the facility having the genre name designated in step 21 and existing on the designated road 42 is identified. Extract. Then, for each of the extracted facilities, the same table as in step 23 is performed. When this display is completed, the facility search processing ends. In step 28, as shown in FIG. 5, the trajectory 51 of the movement of the touch position described above is moved from the first touch position 52 as a base point to any of the areas 5 3 on the displayed map. Is determined based on a predetermined logic. If it is determined that the movement is such that it is an enclosing movement, the process proceeds to step 30; otherwise, the process proceeds to step 31.

In step 30, a facility search is performed for facilities existing in the enclosed area 53. That is, from the information about the facilities of various genres stored in the storage device 12, the facilities having the genre name designated in step 21 and existing in the enclosed area 53 are identified. Extract. Then, for each extracted facility, the same display as in step 23 is performed. When this display is completed, the facility search processing ends.

In step 31, as shown in FIG. 6, a facility search is performed using the midpoint 63 between the evening touch position 61 and the last evening touch position 62 when the touch is started as a reference position. That is, the facility is extracted and the extracted result is displayed in the same manner as in step 23 except that the reference position is set as the midpoint. After the facility search is completed, the facility search processing ends.

Here, the case where the user first speaks the genre name and then performs the evening switch operation has been described. Instead, the user first performs the evening switch operation and then speaks the genre name. In the same way, or when uttering a genre name during the operation of the evening switch, the facility search is performed in the same manner.

Fig. 7 is a flow chart showing another example of the operation of the equipment in the facility search process. It is a chart. However, FIG. 3 illustrates an example of the operation when the user first utters the genre name and then performs the evening switch operation. At the start of the processing, it is assumed that a map centering on the current position is displayed on the display unit 16. Also, the “evening position” means the position on the displayed map corresponding to the evening position on one evening panel.

The processing of steps 71 to 73 in the figure is the same as the processing of steps 21 to 23 in FIG. If it is determined in step 72 that the touch panel 17 has been touched, the CPU 11 determines in step 74 whether the touch panel has been released within a predetermined time. If it is determined that the button has been released, the process proceeds to step 76. If it is determined that the button has not been released, the process proceeds to step 75. In step 75, the same processing as steps 24 to 29 in FIG. 2 is performed, and when the processing is completed, the in-depth processing for the facility is completed.

In step 76, it is determined whether there is a second touch within a predetermined time from the first evening touch. If it is determined that there is no evening switch, the process proceeds to step 77, and if it is determined that the sunset has occurred, the process proceeds to step 78. In step 77, the facility search is performed based on the touch position and the search result is displayed in the same manner as in step 25 in FIG. 2, and then the facility search processing is terminated.

In step 78, it is determined whether or not the third evening contact has been made within a predetermined time from the second evening contact. When it is determined that there is no evening switch, the process proceeds to step 79, and when it is determined that the evening switch has occurred, the process proceeds to step 80.

In step 80, three evening switches entered by three evening switches The facility corresponding to the genre name specified in step 71 is extracted from the facilities existing in the triangular area having the position as the vertex. Then, for each extracted facility, the name of the facility, the distance from the current position to the facility, and the like are displayed on the display unit 16. At this time, the facilities may be arranged and displayed in ascending order of distance from the current position; When this display is completed, the facility search processing ends.

In step 79, it is determined whether or not the two touch positions input by the two touches exist on the same road. If it is determined that they exist on the same road, a facility search is performed for facilities along the road, as in step 29 in FIG. 2, and the search results are displayed. If it is determined that they do not exist on the same road, a facility search is performed based on the middle position between the two touch positions, as in step 31 in Fig. 2, and the search results are displayed. Do. When the search is completed, the facility search processing ends.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented with appropriate modifications. For example, in the above description, the order of the input of the genre name and the operation of the evening switch is not limited, but instead, the name of the genre is input by voice in response to the operation of the evening switch. May be shifted to a state of waiting for an instruction. In this case, if the navigation device is in the state of waiting for voice input by pressing the PTT (Pushto Talk) switch before performing voice recognition, touch operation is equivalent to pressing the PTT switch as described above. By including the function, the pressing operation of the PTT switch can be omitted.

Also, in this case, even if the evening switch operation is performed, It is also possible to output a voice that speaks to "something like power", recognize the user's utterance of "convenience store" as voice, and accept it as an instruction for facility search.

In the above, in step 21, the genre name is accepted as an instruction for facility search, but if there are many facilities extracted as a result of the search based on the Jeanre name, a further chain Store name, etc .: The user may be encouraged to further narrow the search target based on the input chain store name, etc. In addition, the direct input of the chain name may be set to “g”, and a search may be made for a statement corresponding to the input chain store. Alternatively, instead of accepting the genre name, an indication of the purpose of use of the facility may be accepted, and the facility may be searched based on this. For example, if "meal" is entered as the purpose of use, A facility search may be performed based on multiple junkles such as restaurants and fast foods related to meals.

In addition, in the above, as shown in Fig. 4, it is determined whether or not an input has been made to trace one road on the map, and if a positive determination is made, along the one road, , Or a facility search is performed for facilities existing within a predetermined distance from the one road, but as shown in FIG. 8, a plurality of roads 81 1 It is determined whether or not the trajectory 83 that traces the roads 8 and 8 has been input, and if a positive determination is made, along the plurality of roads 81 and 82 or each of the roads 81 and 82 Grain search may be performed for Jeongsang which is within a predetermined distance from.

In addition, in the above, searching for facilities existing along a road or within a predetermined distance from the road is limited by the direction along the road. Although 1F is not mentioned, the search range in the direction along the road may be limited to the range from the input start position to the traced input position to the end position. Further, as in the case of steps 79 and 80 in FIG. 7, when the road is specified by two evening switches, the road may be limited to a range between the evening switches. Further, the range may be limited to the range of the road displayed on the display unit 16.

In addition, in step 80 in FIG. 7, a facility search is performed for facilities included in a polygonal area having three vertices at the vertices of three ridges of three ridges. However, instead of this, based on the sunset positions of four or more sunsets performed continuously without a predetermined time interval or more, a polygonal area having vertices at each sunset position is located. A facility search may be performed for existing facilities.

Industrial applicability

According to the present invention, it is possible to search for a facility that exists in a desired positional range and corresponds to the instruction only by performing an utterance and an input operation of the instruction regarding the search for the facility. In other words, it is possible to search for facilities that are easier to operate and have a higher degree of freedom.

Claims

The scope of the claims

1. A database containing data on map information and a database containing location information on various facilities, display means for displaying a map within a predetermined range based on the Itr-based map information, and input of a position on the represented map. And a voice input unit for inputting a voice for the instruction related to the search for the facility. In response to the input of the position or the input of the instruction, the input of the position and Means for performing a search for the facility based on an instruction.

2. A means for acquiring the current position of the apparatus, and a means for determining whether or not the instruction input has been performed without accompanying the position input, wherein the search means is configured to perform a qualitative determination by the determination means. The facility search device according to claim 1, wherein when performed, the facility is searched based on the instruction and based on a current position.

3. A means for determining whether or not only one position has been input as a ttr position input together with the instruction input, and the search means is configured to determine whether or not a positive determination has been made by the determination means. The facility search device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a search related to the application is performed based on the instruction with reference to the one position.

4. A means for judging whether or not a plurality of positions indicating a certain road on the map has been entered as the ttr position input together with the instruction input, and the retrieving means is affirmative by the judging means. The method according to claim 1, wherein, when a target judgment is made, a search regarding the boat installation is performed for facilities existing along the road or within a predetermined distance from the road based on the instruction. 3 0 Search for facilities described in any one of the items apparatus.

5. The determination means makes an affirmative determination when the plurality of standing positions are within a predetermined distance from the road and the last input position of the plurality of positions is on the road. The facility search device according to claim 4, wherein the facility search device is a device.

6. A means for determining whether or not a plurality of positions indicating a certain area on the map has been input as the position input together with the instruction input, and wherein the search means determines affirmatively by the determination means. 6. The facility search device according to claim 1, wherein, when the search is performed, a search regarding the facility is performed for a facility included in the area based on the instruction. 7.

7. A plurality of positions on the map are input as the position input together with the instruction input, and a unit is provided for determining whether the plurality of positions does not indicate any road or area on the map. The search means, when a positive determination is made by the determination means, based on the instruction, based on an intermediate position between the last one and the last input position among the plurality of positions, and The facility search device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the facility search device is configured to perform a search for a facility.

8. The input of the plurality of positions is performed by an operation of moving a point position or a drag operation while pointing on the map using the pointing device. The statement retrieval device according to any one of the above.

9. Along with the instruction input, whether or not an input was made by the pointing device so as to trace one road or a plurality of mutually intersecting or connected roads of the map_h as the position input. Means for judging whether or not, when the judgment means makes an affirmative judgment, based on the instruction, along the one or more roads, or the one or more The facility search device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the facility is searched for a facility existing within a predetermined distance from each of a plurality of roads.

10. The search for facilities existing along the road or within a predetermined distance from the road is performed in a range from a start position to an end position of the traced input. Facility search equipment.

11. Along with the instruction input, input determination means for determining whether or not only two positions have been input by the first point operation and the second point operation within a predetermined time thereafter as the position input. The facility search device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, comprising:

12. If the input determination means determines that the input of only the two positions has been performed together with the instruction input, it is determined whether the two positions are positions on the same road. Means for searching for a facility existing along the road or within a predetermined distance from the road, based on the instruction, when a positive determination is made by the determination means. The facility search device according to claim 11, wherein the facility search is performed.

13. The facility search device according to claim 12, wherein the search for facilities existing along the road or within a predetermined distance from the road is performed in a range between the two positions. .

14. The input determination means and the instruction input together with the two When it is determined that only the position has been input, the determination unit includes a unit that determines whether the two positions are positions on the same road. The search unit performs a negative determination by the determination unit. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein, when the operation is performed, a search for the facility is performed based on the instruction with reference to an intermediate position between the two positions. Facility search device described.

15. Along with the instruction input, whether or not three or more position inputs by the point operation three or more times were continuously performed without a predetermined time interval or more as the position input. Determination means, and when the determination means makes a positive determination, the detection means targets facilities existing in a triangular or polygonal area having the three or more positions as vertices. The search for the facility is performed based on the instruction.

The facility search device according to any one of the above items 4.

16. The voice input means receives an input of an instruction related to the search for the facility in response to the input of the position on the displayed map. The facility search device according to any one of 15 to 15.

17. The search performed on the basis of the position, wherein facilities located within a predetermined distance from the position are listed up and displayed in ascending order from the position, and are displayed. Or the facility search device according to 14.

18. The instruction regarding the facility search may be any one of specifying a genre name to be searched, specifying a unique name to be searched, and specifying a use purpose of the facility to be searched. Or one or more The facility search device according to any one of claims 1 to 17, wherein the facility search device is provided.

19. The search for facilities existing along the road or within a predetermined distance from the road is performed within a range of the road displayed by the display means. Or the facility search device described in 12 above.

20. A navigation device comprising the facility search device according to any one of claims 1 to 19, and sharing the map database.

21. A program that causes a computer to function as each means constituting the facility search device according to any one of claims 1 to 20.

2 2. The display procedure in which the computer displays a map of a predetermined range on the display means based on the database relating to the map information, and the computer prompts the user to input the position on the displayed map. A location input procedure via a device, a computer receiving an audio input of an instruction regarding a facility search, and a computer storing a database on the map staff report and its location information on various facilities. And a search procedure for searching for the facility based on the input location and instruction.